Your first experience with death
Describe your first experience with death. Was it with a family member? Pet?
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Government Cutbacks
Choose one example of governmental spending which has been or soon will be "cut back." Produce a page of notes, then conclude from them whether you favour or oppose the cutback.
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Scared
Do you like being scared by books, films, and surprises? Describe the sensation of being scared, and why you love it - or don't.
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$10,000
You wake up tomorrow morning to find all your plans have been cancelled for the next seven days and $10,000 on your dresser. Tell us about your week.
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Ultimate Escape
Describe your ultimate escape plan (and tell us what you're escaping from).
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Ambitions
Think of some people you know or have read about who are/where ambitious. Have their ambitions led to a positive or negative result? Are ambitions sometimes destructive? Explain.
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Nomal
Is being "normal" - whatever that means to you ? a good thing, or a bad thing? Neither?
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Confrontation
When faced with confrontation, do you head for the hills or walk straight in? Was there ever a time you wished you?d had the opposite reaction?
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Judge a Book by its Cover
If you were to judge your favorite book by its cover, would you still read it?
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Seasons
For many of us the seasons are changing, bouncing unpredictably between cold and warm. Are you glad to be moving into a new season, or wishing for one more week of the old?
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Gaze
When you gaze out your window - real or figurative - do you see the forest first, or the trees?
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Suspect a Crime?
If you suspected, but had no evidence, that a friend of yours had committed a crime, what would you do?
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First Name
Write about your first name: Are you named after someone or something? Are there any stories or associations attached to it? If you had the choice, would you rename yourself?
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Drive You Crazy
Think about something that drives you crazy. Now, think about something that makes you happy. Does it change your perspective on the former?
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Nomadic
If you had the opportunity to live a nomadic life, traveling from place to place, would you do it? Do you need a home base? What makes a place "home" to you?
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Switch Your Opinion
Think of a topic or issue about which you've switched your opinion. Why the change?
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Quote
Write whatever you normally write about, and weave in a book quote, film quote, or song lyric that?s been sticking with you this week.
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What do you want most from life?
What do you want most from life? What are you prepared to do to attain it?
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I Shouldn't Be Alive
View one of the following "I Shouldn't Be Alive" episodes from CBC's "The Passionate Eye" series. Watch Shipwrecked Family. Debuting Wednesay October 5: On the final leg of
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Unfair
Tell us about something you think is terribly unfair - and explain how you would rectify it.
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Entirely Uniteresting News
Scour the news for an entirely uninteresting story. Consider how it connects to your life. Write about that.
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Plinky Prompt
If you could have dinner anywhere in the world tonight, where would you go?
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The perfect age to retire
What's the perfect age to retire? How will you know you're ready?
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A Citizen's First Responsibilities
Are a citizen's first responsibilities to family, political leader, or country?
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Imperfection
Imperfections - in things, in people, in places - add character to life. Tell us about an imperfection that you cherish.
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Deceived by Appearances
Describe a situation in which you or someone you know has been deceived by appearances. How might you advise someone to guard against this trap?
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In the Year 2113
It's the year 2113. A major museum is running an exhibition on life and culture as it was in 2013. You're asked to write an introduction for the show's brochure. What will it say?
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Six Impossible Beliefs
What are the six impossible things you believe in? (If you can only manage one or two, that's also okay.)
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Your Biographer
From a famous writer or celebrity, to a blogger or someone close to you - who would you like to be your biographer?
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